Exodus 12:24

24 "And ¹you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever *.

Exodus 12:24 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and
thy sons for ever.
] Not this last thing of sprinkling the blood, which was peculiar to the passover in Egypt; but the whole before observed relating to the feast of the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread, and all the rites appertaining to them, which were to be observed until the coming of Christ.

Exodus 12:24 In-Context

22 "You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.

23 "For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you.

24 "And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever .

25 "When you enter the land which the LORD will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite.

26 "And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you?'

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 12:14, 17; Exodus 13:5, 10